For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrases used in this chapter are defined as follows:
ASSOCIATION. An organization that provides taxicab and/or limousine service, where the taxicab and/or limousine vehicles are owned and operated by individual members of the organization.
AUTOMOBILE FOR HIRE. An automobile or motor-propelled vehicle used for the commercial transportation of passengers over the streets of the city and not over a fixed or defined route, irrespective of whether the operations extend beyond the boundary limits of the city, at rates for distance traveled, per mile, per trip, for waiting time, or otherwise. AUTOMOBILE FOR HIRE shall include, but shall not be limited to, taxicabs and limousines.
CITY. The City of Monrovia.
CITY MANAGER. The City Manager of the City of Monrovia or his designee.
DRIVER. Any person in direct and immediate possession or charge of, or having or operating an automobile for hire.
LEGAL OWNER. A person holding a security interest in a vehicle that is subject to the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, or the lessor of a vehicle to the state or to any county, city, district, or political subdivision of the state, or to the United States, under a lease, lease-sale, or rental purchase agreement that grants possession of the vehicle to the lessee for a period of 28 consecutive days or more.
OWNER. A person who owns, controls, or directs the use of an automobile for hire or owns, controls, rents, leases, or otherwise allows or permits the operation or use of any automobile for hire.
PERSON. A natural person, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, association, club, company, corporation, business trust, organization, and any manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer or employee thereof.
REGISTERED OWNER. A person registered by the Department of Motor Vehicles as the owner of a vehicle.
STREET. Any location open to the public and set apart and/or commonly used for the travel of vehicles; including but not limited to streets, highways, alleys, or passages.
TAXICAB. Any motor-propelled vehicle used for the transportation of passengers who direct the route to be traveled or which route is directed by the person hiring such vehicle over the streets and not operated over a fixed route, the compensation for which transportation is fixed by a taximeter in accordance with the distance traveled, the time elapsed, or both, irrespective of whether the operations extend beyond the boundary lines of the city.
TAXIMETER. A mechanical instrument or device by which the charge for the hire of a passenger-carrying, motor-propelled vehicle is mechanically registered, calculated, and/or indicated by means of figures in accordance with the distance traveled, the time elapsed or waiting time, or both.
TRAFFIC AUTHORITY. The Police Chief of the city or his designee.
(Ord. 2007-03 § 2, 2007)